{"id":25982,"date":"2024-03-12T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/top-10-of-2023-pieces-of-history\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:05:54","slug":"top-10-of-2023-pieces-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/top-10-of-2023-pieces-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 of 2023 \u2013 Pieces of History"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As we say hello to 2024, we\u2019re taking a look at the most popular posts of 2023. Thank you to the National Archives staff who helped us share our love of history<\/em> throughout the year!<\/em><\/p>\n

10. As a big shout-out to our nurses who have had it especially hard these past few years, Jen Hivick\u2019s post on\u00a0Pandemic Nursing: The 1918 Influenza Outbreak<\/a> comes in at number 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nurses in Boston hospitals equipped to fight influenza, 5\/12\/1919. (National Archives Identifier 45499377<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

9. In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, Callie Belback\u2019s post On the Basis of Sex: Equal Credit Opportunities<\/a> looks at the history of credit discrimination against women in the United States.<\/p>\n

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President Ford signed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Amendments and the Consumer Leasing Act into law on March 23, 1976. (Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

8. Fifty years ago a major fire in St. Louis destroyed millions of military personnel records. In eighth place is the first in a three-part series on the National Personnel Records Center Fire<\/a> by Jen Hivick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NPRC fire damage, July 13, 1973. (National Archives Identifier 293518094<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

7. Coming in seventh place is a post on Constitution Day: Remembering Our Responsibilities and Opportunities as Citizens<\/a>, which looks at the history of the national celebration of Constitution Day.<\/p>\n

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Naturalization Ceremony at the National Archives on Constitution Day, September 17, 1985. (Records of the National Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

6. For International Cat Day, Alyssa Moore\u2019s post looks at the history of our favorite felines at the White House in Office of the First Cat<\/a>, which comes in at number six.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Socks Clinton lounges at podium in the White House Press Briefing Room, 1993. (National Archives Identifier 236748090<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

5. For the release of the motion picture Oppenheimer<\/em>, Alyssa Moore\u2019s post on The Calutron Girls<\/a> in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during World War II, comes in at number five.<\/p>\n

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Calutron Operators in Oak Ridge, Tennessee During World War II. (National Archives Identifier 241166506<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

4. The tradition of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony began in 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge lit a 48-foot balsam fir from Vermont that was erected in the middle of the Ellipse. Our fourth most popular post marks the 100th anniversary of the National Christmas Tree lighting<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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President Reagan with Nancy Reagan and their dog Rex during the ceremony to light the National Christmas Tree, 12\/12\/1985. (National Archives Identifier 75854519<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

3. For baseball\u2019s Opening Day in March, the post Ceremonial First Pitches<\/a>, which highlights photos from our Presidential Libraries, comes in at number three.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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President George W. Bush throws first pitch at Cincinnati Reds game in Cincinnati, Ohio, 4\/3\/2006. (National Archives Identifier 148035478<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

2. Coming in at number two is a celebration of the life of Dr. Charles Drew: A Pioneer in Blood Transfusions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Charles Drew by Charles Alston, ca. 1942\u2013ca. 1945. (National Archives Identifier 535693)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

1. And in our top spot for 2023 is a post that traces the history of Thanksgiving as a Federal Holiday<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Senate Amendments to H.J. Res. 41, Making the Fourth Thursday in November a Legal Holiday, December 9, 1941. (National Archives Identifier 200376684)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

We also must mention a post that was published just one year ago but is now one of our most viewed posts of all time.<\/em> Thomas\u2019s Richardson\u2019s blog about the end of the National Defense Service medal<\/a> continues to receive numerous views and comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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